The Tarkwa Circuit Court in the Western Region, Ghana, has sentenced Evans Aryee, a 19-year-old small-scale miner, to 15 years of imprisonment with hard labor for defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl.
Aryee, who is popularly known as Kojo Junior, admitted to having sexual relations with the minor but denied responsibility for the pregnancy. However, Mrs. Hathia Ama Manu, the presiding judge, found Aryee guilty of the offense and handed down the sentence accordingly.
Superintendent of Police Juliana Essel-Dadzie, who led the prosecution, explained that the complainant in the case was the victim’s father, a farmer residing in the same community as Aryee at Pieso in the Western Region.
This case highlights the legal consequences of sexual offenses involving minors and the emphasis on justice for victims in such circumstances.
